Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-27
DEADLY CHOLERA.
THE ASIATIc SooURGE
BROUGHT TO NEW YORK
HARBoR BY THE
SHIP ALESIA,
Epidsmios Of the Past.


New YORK, Sept 23,-Asiatic chol-
era was brought to this port tins
morning by the steamship Alesia,
which comes from the cholera-in-
fected ports of Italy. 1t comes in
its worst, most virulent form, and
death was the sure, quick result OF
an attack. The Alesia sailed from
Naples on September 3. When nine
days out from the port the first case,
that of LUCIA Maria, a steeragc pas
senger, was discovered by the ships
doctor. He fingered along for three
DAYS in agony and died. On the fol-
lowing day Paul Antonio BsIdgama-
IA, another Storage passenger, died
of the same plague. Both were
promptly buried at sea. From that
time almost every day until the ship
arrived in port, death occurred, and
all received
THE SAME SEA BURIAL.
There were eight deaths in all. The
others were Jean Nivoli and Jean
Simmoa, sailors, and steerage pas
sengers Serafn De Lilo, ANNA Net
rage, Grsncesca Metteo and Maria
Antonio Scala Venia.
When the Alesia arrived of quar-
antine, Health Officer Smith boarded
her aud learned these facts. He alst
found that the ships surgeon had di
agnosed four other cases of steersg'
passengers sick with the disease. TIT
general agent of the Fabre Line, j
Terkuife, at No. IL Broadway, wa
notified, and the Quarantine Com
missioners, Mr.. Terknife and e. :
Mellen, Secretary of the Quarantin
Commission, at once proceeded I
quarantine. An extended examine
ton by Health Officer Smith resulte
, in the discovery of four additions
cases on the vessel, which had al
parently developed during the da'
The ship was at once ordered to IL
lower bay. The sick were cOnveye
10 the f.
HOSPITALS ON swINBURNE's ISLAM
: and the remainder of the 56l stee
age passengers were transferred
The Hospitals on HofI'msn's Islam
: The three cabin passengers on boar
together with the forty-five surviYir
4 members of the crew, were also tran
. ferred to HofIman's Island by Il
! Castle Garden transfer boat. or Il
J sick ones three were children an
their mothers went with their babi'
weeping violently.
8 The steamer Alesia, Captain Va
lat, sailed from Naples when Il
cholera was raging in that city al
, in the vicinity, and in an even wor
: form in other Italian ports in Sicil
Those who were sick got aboard
Naples. The other ports at While
5 she took passengers and merchandi
: were Marseillss, France Genoa, N
: pies and Palermo. 1t is thought tn
= some of the cases originally car
d from Sicily.
Y President Bayless, of the Heal
Board, IL not at all alarmed over t
outbreak of cholera upon the Ales
It is too late in the season, he says,
n worry. The department is in go
j. shape to deal with the disease.
a the event of an epidemic the boa
= would have $4,000 at their col
y mand. The present Health Boa
" was organized to meet the epeden
y of 1866. The scourge had visit
a. New York in 1913, lS49 and in 49,
U So. The last visitation aided in
y discovery of the true nature Of t
81 disease, and dread gave way t
r caImer view. Nevertheless, the me-
j. in November, 1865, of the arrival
!. cholera ship from Hamburg, caus
CONSERVATION. Strict quaranti
81 kept the disease out, but the folio
B. ing April brought halfa dozen steal
n ships with cholera-stricken passe
~ gers. The Virginia was first, wi
II thirty one cholera deaths, follow,
Il by the England, with $50 deaths o
e of 1000 passengers. The latter Q
rived April 20, 1866. Ten days LAT
q. the first case occurred in New YoT
In that year the disease killed l,2
!. persons in this city, and was the Il